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OUR
FUND

The GK Fund was founded by Colette Phillips and Andre Porter in December of 2019 to close the racial wealth gap by facilitating access to capital, technology and mentorship for startups and small businesses BIPOC founders. The fund is supported by a dedicated network of foundations, corporations and individuals. Through its portfolio of integrated programming and partnerships, the fund helps promising BIPOC founders build connections, secure loan capital, receive a website and connect with angel investors, family offices and venture capital firms. 

OUR
VISION

Over the course of five years, the GK Fund will make social investments, and fiscal contributions to a portfolio of ten companies. By making these investments the GK Fund will have valuable information, experience and outcomes to show that BIPOC companies who are traditionally underserved and left out of the lending market - are worth the investment.

OUR 
FOUNDERS 

Board of Directors

OUR 
BOARD  

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Jay Gonzalez

Partner

Hinckley Allen

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Dr. Priscilla H. Douglas

Chair, Board of Trustees Boston Public Library

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Herby Duverné

President & Founder

RISE Together

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Saskia Epstein

VP of  Community Affairs

PNC Bank

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G. Ryan Ansin

Co-Founder

Revolutionary Clinics

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Anuradha Yadav

Executive Director

Women of Color Entreprenuers (WOCE)

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Hon. Evelyn Murphy 

Fmr. Lt. Governor

Founder, the WAGE Project

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Geoffrey Caraboolad

President and CEO

Metric Construction

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Rick Musiol Jr.

VP of External Affairs 

New England Acquarium

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Susan Portin

Legal Counsel

Heartland Water Technologies

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Sean Curran

Principal

Waterville Consulting

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Raj Sharma

President

Sharma Group at Merrill Lynch

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C.A. Webb

President

Kendall Square Association

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